Chris Coleman prepared to give Gareth Bale an outing

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Bale played a full part in training ahead of the Serbia matchStu Forster

Brendan McLoughlin

Published at 12:01AM, September 10 2013

Chris Coleman, the Wales manager, says he will not be afraid to play Gareth
Bale against Serbia tonight despite the risk it holds for the chances of the
world’s most expensive player making his Real Madrid debut this weekend.

The £86 million midfielder underwent scans yesterday on the groin injury
suffered in training last Thursday, but he later played a full part in
training. The injury reduced his role as an unused substitute in the defeat
by FYR Macedonia 24 hours later to a mere “mind game” on Coleman’s part.

The manager has discounted starting the former Tottenham Hotspur player